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Property market remains resilient amid economic headwinds

New listings are back to normal March levels, stock levels return to where they were in 2015, and prices remain stable.

Introducing our Leaders of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Leaders of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.

Introducing our Agents of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Agents of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Agents of E...

Kiwi landlords can list more affordably on realestate.co.nz

realestate.co.nz is shaking up the market by opening its platform to private landlords so they can f...

Property market remains resilient amid economic headwinds

New listings are back to normal March levels, stock levels return to where they were in 2015, and pr...

Introducing our Leaders of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Leaders of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.

Introducing our Agents of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Agents of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Agents of E...

Property market remains resilient amid economic headwinds

New listings are back to normal March levels, stock levels return to where they were in 2015, and prices remain stable.

Introducing our Leaders of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Leaders of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.

Introducing our Agents of Excellence 2024

Congratulations to our Agents of Excellence for the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Agents of E...

Kiwi landlords can list more affordably on realestate.co.nz

realestate.co.nz is shaking up the market by opening its platform to private landlords so they can f...

Property market remains resilient amid economic headwinds

New listings are back to normal March levels, stock levels return to where they were in 2015, and pr...

NZ Property Report: July 2021

National housing stock hits a 14-year record low Record high asking prices nationally, driven by 11 ...

NZ Property Report: June 2021

Winter’s chill isn’t cooling the market – record high asking prices nationally. The national average...

NZ Property Report: May 2021

Not enough houses: supply low nationwide. Stock shortage unlikely to ease in short term; prices rema...

NZ Property Report: April 2021

Lockdown anniversary: The property market a year on 12-month data shows rising asking prices; not en...

NZ Property Report: February 2021

A year on: how has the property market fared since covid-19 first landed on our shores? Resilient ho...

Seriously sizzling property market in 2020

Covid-19 did little to dampen the New Zealand property market last year. New annual data from reales...

NZ Property Report: December 2020

Asking prices remain buoyant with property in short supply across the country 13-year record stock l...

NZ Property Report: November 2020

Real-time data from realestate.co.nz shows that low stock is continuing to drive increased prices ac...

NZ Property Report: October 2020

13-year record average asking price highs in six north island regions with Auckland prices remaining...

NZ Property Report: Sept 2020

Auckland average asking price hits a $1 million record while national stock remains at a record low....

NZ Property Report: Aug 2020

August saw the lowest stock nationally since records began 13-years ago while asking prices continue...

NZ Property Report: July 2020

HOUSING STOCK SHORTAGE DRIVES HEALTHY AVERAGE ASKING PRICES Despite a lift in new listings coming on...

NZ Property Report: June 2020

We’ve seen stable prices nationally, with new ‘buyers’ markets’ in four regions across the country. ...

NZ Property Report: May 2020

Demand for property remains strong in New Zealand with record asking price highs. New listings are d...

NZ Property Report: Apr 2020

After temporary disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic, will the industry see a new normal? New listing...

NZ Property Report: Mar 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. Fewer listings in the month of March due to nationwide lockdo...

NZ Property Report: Feb 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. We've seen healthy asking prices, but not enough houses durin...

NZ Property Report: Jan 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. National average asking price hits a record high for the seco...

How much has your property’s asking price increased over the last 10 years?

Kiwis who purchased property in 2010 had extra reason to celebrate at the turn of the decade… especi...

NZ Property Report: Dec 2019

Download the full report as a PDF now. The total number of homes available for sale reached never be...

NZ Property Report: Nov 2019

Download the full report as a PDF now. November saw all-time asking price highs in eight regions sin...

NZ Property Report: Oct 2019

Limited choice for New Zealand property seekers this spring. Five regions hit record asking price hi...

NZ Property Report: Sep 2019

Regional New Zealand dominates the spring property market. Record asking price highs in five lifesty...

NZ Property Report: Aug 2019

Property seekers get active as home lending interest rates lower. The national average asking price ...

NZ Property Report: July 2019

Provincial regions’ strong performance contributes to a lift in national average asking prices, whil...

NZ Property Report: June 2019

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF Real-time statistics from realestate.co.nz sh...

NZ Property Report: May 2019

Central Otago/Lakes region flies high as winter approaches. We've seen all-time high average asking ...

NZ Property Report: Apr 2019

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The Auckland region’s average asking price d...

Auckland is on the cusp of a buyers’ market

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. Auckland is on the cusp of a buyers’ market ...

More certainty in the New Zealand property market compared to Australia

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. More certainty in the New Zealand property m...

National average asking price for a Kiwi home at an all-time high

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The national average asking price for a Kiwi...

The rise of influencer marketing: authentic or not?

Attending the Marketing Association influencer event in October sparked memories in my mind. As I sa...

The national average asking price steadies over 2018

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. One year ago (December 2017) the national av...

Kiwi’s passion for property continues to soar in November

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. Kiwi’s passion for property continues to soa...

How digital marketing will change in 2019

In today's fast-paced digital environment, it's adapt or get left behind. Businesses around the worl...

Where to from here for the brand and marketing world?

Back when I studied Marketing, online adverts, data, personalisation and social media weren’t what w...

The Auckland region favours buyers for the first time since 2011

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The Auckland region favours buyers for the f...

Confidence shows in housing market as New Zealanders get active

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Confidence shows in housing market as...

Record highs and lows across the country, and plenty of Kiwis looking for property

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Record high asking prices in 11 regio...

Searches for properties climbing back to summertime levels on realestate.co.nz

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Interest in homes for sale warms in J...

Not my circus, not my monkeys

It can be easy in life to try and take on things that are not yours to control - so how do you stop ...

New property listings fell in 15 of the 19 regions in June 2018

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. New property listings drop significan...

Pressure likely to increase on housing stock over the next 12 months

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Pressure builds on housing stock over...

What’s the difference between marketing and advertising anyway?

This is a question I hear quite often working in the marketing discipline. Advertising is one of the...

6 top tips for social media success

Social media is a valuable tool to communicate with your customers and there are many things to cons...

Perception agents ask too much for houses is wrong

Read the full report here. Exciting new research using the combined data from the Real Estate Instit...

Record low for new listings across the country

All-time low for new house listings across New Zealand while asking prices continue to climb despite...

Three year high for new home listings across the country

Kiwis now have more choice when it comes to buying a home. An increase in new listings, coupled with...

Generate your agent report with our new website

Generating your agent reports has changed a wee bit as these are still served through our classic si...

A new year, a new you? It's time to invest in yourself

Are you considering taking a leap into a new job in 2018? Then now is the time to "invest in yoursel...

We’re changing the way we do things around here

Our goal here at realestate.co.nz is to get you to your perfect property quicker. We’ve been working...

Make the final weeks of the year your most productive

From flexible routines to encouraging your team to take regular breaks, finding a healthy work-life ...

Slice of Paradise: A property match for first home buyers, Lucy and Adrian from Christchurch.

Back in Christchurch after spending some time away post-quakes, Lucy and Adrian were looking for a t...

The number of homes for sale had halved over the past 10 years

Number of homes for sale slumps by nearly 50 per cent over past decade Kiwis are redefining what mak...

Slice of Paradise: Jane and Bakhrom continue search for dream property

Jane, from England, and Bakhrom, from Uzbekistan had been together in New Zealand for more than eigh...

Slice of Paradise: Olive and Josh settle in to their first home in Palmerston North

Parents of two, Josh and Olive, were looking for their first home in the Palmerston North area, when...

Slice of Paradise: Dan and Louise's first time home buyer story

As parents of newly born twins, along with three other children, Dan and Louise were looking to get ...

The New Zealand property market is in a 'wait and see' mode

Property market on hold as Kiwis wait for election outcome The New Zealand property market is in a ‘...

My data epiphany

The term ‘data’ and related buzzwords are thrown around a lot, often with little understanding. Thro...

Record fall in number of new property listings across New Zealand

Record fall in number of new property listings across New Zealand for month of July Auckland sits be...

Social media for real estate professionals

Social media is a simple, engaging and cost-effective marketing tool for property professionals. Ove...

Apartments are on the rise in Auckland

Click here to download this report as a print-ready PDF. Apartments on the rise in Auckland - New ap...

We’re changing the way we do things around here

Welcome to our new site Our goal at realestate.co.nz is to get our users to your listings quicker. B...

Increased housing stock breathes new life into Auckland property market

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Increased housing stock breathes new ...

How to evolve from a logo to a brand

Vanessa Taylor is realestate.co.nz’s Head of Marketing. Having lived and breathed marketing for almo...

Housing market continues to stabilise

Click here to download this report as a print-ready PDF file. Housing market continues to stabilise ...

Sellers come to meet the market as March breaks February’s stronghold on new listings

Click here to download the NZ Property Report as a print-ready PDF file. For only the second time* i...

Regional NZ is tempting house hunters, while interest in cities declining

Download the New Zealand property report as a PDF here. Focus for Kiwi home buyers turns to Hawkes B...

How to create a company DNA

Vanessa Taylor is realestate.co.nz’s Head of Marketing. Having lived and breathed marketing for almo...

The property market is heating up across the regions - but not in Auckland

Property market heats up across the regions - but Auckland isn’t one of them Nine out of 19 regions ...

Auckland property market carries on while other regions holiday

Auckland property market carries on while other regions holiday Auckland* continued to provide poten...

NZ Property Report: July 2021

National housing stock hits a 14-year record low Record high asking prices nationally, driven by 11 ...

NZ Property Report: June 2021

Winter’s chill isn’t cooling the market – record high asking prices nationally. The national average...

NZ Property Report: May 2021

Not enough houses: supply low nationwide. Stock shortage unlikely to ease in short term; prices rema...

NZ Property Report: April 2021

Lockdown anniversary: The property market a year on 12-month data shows rising asking prices; not en...

NZ Property Report: February 2021

A year on: how has the property market fared since covid-19 first landed on our shores? Resilient ho...

Seriously sizzling property market in 2020

Covid-19 did little to dampen the New Zealand property market last year. New annual data from reales...

NZ Property Report: December 2020

Asking prices remain buoyant with property in short supply across the country 13-year record stock l...

NZ Property Report: November 2020

Real-time data from realestate.co.nz shows that low stock is continuing to drive increased prices ac...

NZ Property Report: October 2020

13-year record average asking price highs in six north island regions with Auckland prices remaining...

NZ Property Report: Sept 2020

Auckland average asking price hits a $1 million record while national stock remains at a record low....

NZ Property Report: Aug 2020

August saw the lowest stock nationally since records began 13-years ago while asking prices continue...

NZ Property Report: July 2020

HOUSING STOCK SHORTAGE DRIVES HEALTHY AVERAGE ASKING PRICES Despite a lift in new listings coming on...

NZ Property Report: June 2020

We’ve seen stable prices nationally, with new ‘buyers’ markets’ in four regions across the country. ...

NZ Property Report: May 2020

Demand for property remains strong in New Zealand with record asking price highs. New listings are d...

NZ Property Report: Apr 2020

After temporary disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic, will the industry see a new normal? New listing...

NZ Property Report: Mar 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. Fewer listings in the month of March due to nationwide lockdo...

NZ Property Report: Feb 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. We've seen healthy asking prices, but not enough houses durin...

NZ Property Report: Jan 2020

Download the full report as a PDF now. National average asking price hits a record high for the seco...

How much has your property’s asking price increased over the last 10 years?

Kiwis who purchased property in 2010 had extra reason to celebrate at the turn of the decade… especi...

NZ Property Report: Dec 2019

Download the full report as a PDF now. The total number of homes available for sale reached never be...

NZ Property Report: Nov 2019

Download the full report as a PDF now. November saw all-time asking price highs in eight regions sin...

NZ Property Report: Oct 2019

Limited choice for New Zealand property seekers this spring. Five regions hit record asking price hi...

NZ Property Report: Sep 2019

Regional New Zealand dominates the spring property market. Record asking price highs in five lifesty...

NZ Property Report: Aug 2019

Property seekers get active as home lending interest rates lower. The national average asking price ...

NZ Property Report: July 2019

Provincial regions’ strong performance contributes to a lift in national average asking prices, whil...

NZ Property Report: June 2019

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF Real-time statistics from realestate.co.nz sh...

NZ Property Report: May 2019

Central Otago/Lakes region flies high as winter approaches. We've seen all-time high average asking ...

NZ Property Report: Apr 2019

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The Auckland region’s average asking price d...

Auckland is on the cusp of a buyers’ market

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. Auckland is on the cusp of a buyers’ market ...

More certainty in the New Zealand property market compared to Australia

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. More certainty in the New Zealand property m...

National average asking price for a Kiwi home at an all-time high

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The national average asking price for a Kiwi...

The rise of influencer marketing: authentic or not?

Attending the Marketing Association influencer event in October sparked memories in my mind. As I sa...

The national average asking price steadies over 2018

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. One year ago (December 2017) the national av...

Kiwi’s passion for property continues to soar in November

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. Kiwi’s passion for property continues to soa...

How digital marketing will change in 2019

In today's fast-paced digital environment, it's adapt or get left behind. Businesses around the worl...

Where to from here for the brand and marketing world?

Back when I studied Marketing, online adverts, data, personalisation and social media weren’t what w...

The Auckland region favours buyers for the first time since 2011

Download the full New Zealand Property Report as a PDF. The Auckland region favours buyers for the f...

Confidence shows in housing market as New Zealanders get active

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Confidence shows in housing market as...

Record highs and lows across the country, and plenty of Kiwis looking for property

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Record high asking prices in 11 regio...

Searches for properties climbing back to summertime levels on realestate.co.nz

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Interest in homes for sale warms in J...

Not my circus, not my monkeys

It can be easy in life to try and take on things that are not yours to control - so how do you stop ...

New property listings fell in 15 of the 19 regions in June 2018

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. New property listings drop significan...

Pressure likely to increase on housing stock over the next 12 months

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Pressure builds on housing stock over...

What’s the difference between marketing and advertising anyway?

This is a question I hear quite often working in the marketing discipline. Advertising is one of the...

6 top tips for social media success

Social media is a valuable tool to communicate with your customers and there are many things to cons...

Perception agents ask too much for houses is wrong

Read the full report here. Exciting new research using the combined data from the Real Estate Instit...

Record low for new listings across the country

All-time low for new house listings across New Zealand while asking prices continue to climb despite...

Three year high for new home listings across the country

Kiwis now have more choice when it comes to buying a home. An increase in new listings, coupled with...

Generate your agent report with our new website

Generating your agent reports has changed a wee bit as these are still served through our classic si...

A new year, a new you? It's time to invest in yourself

Are you considering taking a leap into a new job in 2018? Then now is the time to "invest in yoursel...

We’re changing the way we do things around here

Our goal here at realestate.co.nz is to get you to your perfect property quicker. We’ve been working...

Make the final weeks of the year your most productive

From flexible routines to encouraging your team to take regular breaks, finding a healthy work-life ...

Slice of Paradise: A property match for first home buyers, Lucy and Adrian from Christchurch.

Back in Christchurch after spending some time away post-quakes, Lucy and Adrian were looking for a t...

The number of homes for sale had halved over the past 10 years

Number of homes for sale slumps by nearly 50 per cent over past decade Kiwis are redefining what mak...

Slice of Paradise: Jane and Bakhrom continue search for dream property

Jane, from England, and Bakhrom, from Uzbekistan had been together in New Zealand for more than eigh...

Slice of Paradise: Olive and Josh settle in to their first home in Palmerston North

Parents of two, Josh and Olive, were looking for their first home in the Palmerston North area, when...

Slice of Paradise: Dan and Louise's first time home buyer story

As parents of newly born twins, along with three other children, Dan and Louise were looking to get ...

The New Zealand property market is in a 'wait and see' mode

Property market on hold as Kiwis wait for election outcome The New Zealand property market is in a ‘...

My data epiphany

The term ‘data’ and related buzzwords are thrown around a lot, often with little understanding. Thro...

Record fall in number of new property listings across New Zealand

Record fall in number of new property listings across New Zealand for month of July Auckland sits be...

Social media for real estate professionals

Social media is a simple, engaging and cost-effective marketing tool for property professionals. Ove...

Apartments are on the rise in Auckland

Click here to download this report as a print-ready PDF. Apartments on the rise in Auckland - New ap...

We’re changing the way we do things around here

Welcome to our new site Our goal at realestate.co.nz is to get our users to your listings quicker. B...

Increased housing stock breathes new life into Auckland property market

Download the New Zealand Property Report as a print-ready PDF. Increased housing stock breathes new ...

How to evolve from a logo to a brand

Vanessa Taylor is realestate.co.nz’s Head of Marketing. Having lived and breathed marketing for almo...

Housing market continues to stabilise

Click here to download this report as a print-ready PDF file. Housing market continues to stabilise ...

Sellers come to meet the market as March breaks February’s stronghold on new listings

Click here to download the NZ Property Report as a print-ready PDF file. For only the second time* i...

Regional NZ is tempting house hunters, while interest in cities declining

Download the New Zealand property report as a PDF here. Focus for Kiwi home buyers turns to Hawkes B...

How to create a company DNA

Vanessa Taylor is realestate.co.nz’s Head of Marketing. Having lived and breathed marketing for almo...

The property market is heating up across the regions - but not in Auckland

Property market heats up across the regions - but Auckland isn’t one of them Nine out of 19 regions ...

Auckland property market carries on while other regions holiday

Auckland property market carries on while other regions holiday Auckland* continued to provide poten...

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Save your search on realestate.co.nz, and you'll never miss a new property that matches your criteri...

5 searching features you need to try

Search right down to the street you want to live on, school zone, or properties with a price with re...

Four reasons why you should use a mortgage adviser

We know the process of securing finance for a home purchase can be daunting, especially if you’re a ...

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Save your search on realestate.co.nz, and you'll never miss a new property that matches your criteri...

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Preparing a home for sale can be a big task. After so many years living in the place, it can be hard...

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Don't let your ability to browse online at home be determined by where you’ve placed the modem.

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Are you on the market for a new home? Now is a great time to think about what you want from services...

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Preparing a home for sale can be a big task. After so many years living in the place, it can be hard...